Monthly Archives: March 2019

Job Description: Field to Table (FTT) is looking for an
individual to work with several of our Farmers Markets to develop, plan and
manage promotional events / activities. Promotional events would be carried out at the
market location and may be associated with the time of year (i.e. spring strawberry
festival, July 4th holiday, etc.), educational in nature (i.e.
health awareness, farming, etc.), or be focused on particular demographic
groups (i.e. children, Federal Employees, etc.).

The individual would be expected to meet with the market
managers to develop a plan of events for the season and work to implement the
event plan by coordinating with the market manager and outside
organizations. Work would include, but
is not limited to:

Develop a schedule of events for the year

Contact and coordinate with third parties
related to the event as needed

Work with the specific market managers and
community volunteers regarding space, timing, and other logistics

Provide on-site, day-of-event support as needed

Provide feedback / lessons learned after the
conclusion of the event

The ideal candidate would have prior work (volunteer or
paid) organizing group activities / promotional events.

Location of Work /
Level of Effort: Position would be
considered a part time consultant. The
planning and development of promotional activities can be done anywhere and working
hours would be flexible. The events
would take place at the market location, on Saturday or Sunday morning
(dependent on the market). Workload in
2019 would involve 12 – 15 events over the course of six months (May through
October) with the assumption that the level of effort for each event would be roughly
8 – 10 hours.

Pay: $20 – 25 / hour depending on experience

About Field to Table
(FTT): FTT is an Arlington-based,
non-profit organization dedicated to building communities throughout Northern
Virginia through the encouragement of healthy eating. The organization is part
of the nationwide “locavore” movement, which encourages people to reestablish
their relationship with the land and purchase from local farmers and food
preparers. The emphasis is on nutrition, taste, quality and freshness in what
we buy, not on the misguided values of mass production, long shelf life, and
long-distance transportation that drive so much of what is sold as food in the
United States. FTT table currently manages four different Farmers Markets,
Westover Farmers Market – the organization’s original market, Fairlington
Farmers Market in South Arlington, the Marymount Farmers Market on the main
campus of Marymount University, and the Lubber Run Market at Barrett Elementary
School.